borjois
Old French
Etymology
Late Latin burgensis < burgus, of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bur.ˈdʒojs/
Noun
borjois m (oblique plural borjois, nominative singular borjois, nominative plural borjois)
- town-dweller; someone who lives in an urban area
Descendants
- → Middle English: burgeis
- English: burgess
- French: bourgeois
- → English: bourgeois